After a long, and tiring weekend of the middle school sexuality retreat here on Monday, I'm still tired. I love middle schoolers really. Waiting for marriage is challenging, but I'm glad to say my friends and I are making it. Does it restrict who I date? Yes. Am I made fun of for it? Yes. but is it worth it? Definitely.
"Do not conform any longer to the patterns of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." Romans 2:12.
I stick this verse by my heart because I think temptation now, is higher than ever. Both genders are struggling to remain pure, not to mention its not considered "cool." However, I am waiting for that day when my dad walks me down the aisle, and I can truly give myself away to the love of my life. What an accomplishment that will be. I plan on giving him my purity ring I've worn since 6th grade. Saying, hey I made a comitment to you, before I even knew you. I pray for my future husband out there, wherever he may be. I pray He is being brought up by great parents, and waiting for me.
I love hanging out with these middle schoolers. Truly. However, as someone said it I'm not there to help them with their guy problems. Were in 7th grade, so we probaly should not be dating anyway. I want to help you with your God problems. I want them to know that they are Beautifully Crafted by a Creator who will be more to them, than any guy ever will be.
"Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your Heart" Psalms
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Mexico in 11 days(:
Monday, January 31, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Set backs
I'm surviving my first couple weeks of the new semester. Or, trying too.
My marathon training is in the fourth week. Unfortunately, I have a knee injury. I injured my knee disc some how. Either from running, or other weights. I have had to take the week off from training, which is a real bummer. I'm praying for the Lord to heal me. I need to be running farther, and working on getting distance.
Support is coming. I'm so thankful for each and every one of you for so generously supporting me. It means so much to have you all praying for me.
I'm headed of to Monterrey in a little more than two weeks. I'm estactic. I'll be on a medical mission trip. Gods calling into the health care field? I'm not sure. Please pray for God to be guiding my future or more for me to be open to it. He has big plans for my life. I just struggle to figure them out some time.
Much love xoxo
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My marathon training is in the fourth week. Unfortunately, I have a knee injury. I injured my knee disc some how. Either from running, or other weights. I have had to take the week off from training, which is a real bummer. I'm praying for the Lord to heal me. I need to be running farther, and working on getting distance.
Support is coming. I'm so thankful for each and every one of you for so generously supporting me. It means so much to have you all praying for me.
I'm headed of to Monterrey in a little more than two weeks. I'm estactic. I'll be on a medical mission trip. Gods calling into the health care field? I'm not sure. Please pray for God to be guiding my future or more for me to be open to it. He has big plans for my life. I just struggle to figure them out some time.
Much love xoxo
allthingsnew
Thursday, January 13, 2011
No Snowdays
When your in college, you do not get snow days. It is quite upsetting. It's even worse to have to drive to work and school in the snow, while clinging on for dear life.
I sent out some support letters early last week, I have not had any responses so I'm just being patient. "Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord."
This post was intended to be short, but to just let you all know I am alive. I had to take a break of thinking of Mexico because I have been so busy with school. 14 Credit Hours is really kicking my butt. Next week I have to work 25 hours as well. :( Today, driving home I was just so overall excited about it. I get to go in a month, and love on orphan children with a medical team. I am trying to decide if it is God's calling for me to work in a medical setting, since I happened to end up on this medical trip. But analizing things too soon is not the way God works. I am just going to have to tough it out in mircobiology with my long eyelashes!
Excited to spend some Jesus time this weekend(:
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I sent out some support letters early last week, I have not had any responses so I'm just being patient. "Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord."
This post was intended to be short, but to just let you all know I am alive. I had to take a break of thinking of Mexico because I have been so busy with school. 14 Credit Hours is really kicking my butt. Next week I have to work 25 hours as well. :( Today, driving home I was just so overall excited about it. I get to go in a month, and love on orphan children with a medical team. I am trying to decide if it is God's calling for me to work in a medical setting, since I happened to end up on this medical trip. But analizing things too soon is not the way God works. I am just going to have to tough it out in mircobiology with my long eyelashes!
Excited to spend some Jesus time this weekend(:
AllthingsNew
Friday, January 7, 2011
Manna
God provided for the Israelites by sending down manna for their hunger. They had to depend on God to satisfy each of their needs.
Exodus 16:15
And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD has given you to eat.
I have never had God provide food for me, or been in a place where He needed to. However, I certainly to do not doubt that God does provide for me. He has given me a job, educational choices, and spiritual gifts.
God provided for me to go to Northern Ireland last year through several generous people. I was amazed of the outpouring of support from friends and family. Going to be an intern in Monterrey this summer was just in my budget from my part-time job. It seemed like a perfect fit. It would not even be a stretch for me. I learned though I was losing sight on relying on God for my needs. When I interviewed with Back2Back it became evident that they require a short-term mission trip before an internship to better prepare interns. I did not know how I was ever going to raise the support for both trips between my job and fundraising. I thought I was God ways of saying Mexico is not where you are suppose to be this summer. I was upset, but just kept asking God to make a way.
God surprised me when I completely ruled out Mexico as an option. TWICE! First time around my dad was talking to his previous boss from Calvary Chemical just to catch up. He mentioned Back2Back and my dad told him my situation. I was invited to go on a trip to Monterrey with a Medical Team(of all the different groups really?) in February. I was so excited because God worked through my dad, and him to make a way for me. I had to commit to the trip in February before I knew I would get my internship. That was the scariest move of all. Because I felt like I could be doing the wrong thing.
I was accepted into the internship program with both of these trips. The finical aspect was pretty scary. Last Thursday, I was sitting in my bed thinking of supporters and calculating out numbers. I did not know how I was going to do it. But prayed for God to make a way for me.
Friday afternoon, I called someone at Back2Back to discuss details of when money was due for each trip. I knew my internship money was due in March, so the short-term trip money was due right around the corner. I asked her a few questions, and she looked some things up. She informed me my whole February trip was paid for including plane tickets and a single donor. I started crying on the phone, she could not believe I was just finding out.
God does provide. Just as he did for the Israelites. If you seek him, He will provide for you.
AllthingsNew
P.S. i am totally getting Buff. (:
Exodus 16:15
And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD has given you to eat.
I have never had God provide food for me, or been in a place where He needed to. However, I certainly to do not doubt that God does provide for me. He has given me a job, educational choices, and spiritual gifts.
God provided for me to go to Northern Ireland last year through several generous people. I was amazed of the outpouring of support from friends and family. Going to be an intern in Monterrey this summer was just in my budget from my part-time job. It seemed like a perfect fit. It would not even be a stretch for me. I learned though I was losing sight on relying on God for my needs. When I interviewed with Back2Back it became evident that they require a short-term mission trip before an internship to better prepare interns. I did not know how I was ever going to raise the support for both trips between my job and fundraising. I thought I was God ways of saying Mexico is not where you are suppose to be this summer. I was upset, but just kept asking God to make a way.
God surprised me when I completely ruled out Mexico as an option. TWICE! First time around my dad was talking to his previous boss from Calvary Chemical just to catch up. He mentioned Back2Back and my dad told him my situation. I was invited to go on a trip to Monterrey with a Medical Team(of all the different groups really?) in February. I was so excited because God worked through my dad, and him to make a way for me. I had to commit to the trip in February before I knew I would get my internship. That was the scariest move of all. Because I felt like I could be doing the wrong thing.
I was accepted into the internship program with both of these trips. The finical aspect was pretty scary. Last Thursday, I was sitting in my bed thinking of supporters and calculating out numbers. I did not know how I was going to do it. But prayed for God to make a way for me.
Friday afternoon, I called someone at Back2Back to discuss details of when money was due for each trip. I knew my internship money was due in March, so the short-term trip money was due right around the corner. I asked her a few questions, and she looked some things up. She informed me my whole February trip was paid for including plane tickets and a single donor. I started crying on the phone, she could not believe I was just finding out.
God does provide. Just as he did for the Israelites. If you seek him, He will provide for you.
AllthingsNew
P.S. i am totally getting Buff. (:
Monday, January 3, 2011
Be Buff
This is my official motto for the pig. I'm just trying to "be buff" pretty much enough said. I still cannot believe I am signing up for a Half Marathon but here I am. 13.1 miles ahead of me. I ran/walk over 2 miles with Shane today. At times, I did not think I could make it. I can wait till the day I can say I've run 10 miles. That will be a true landmark. I have transformed every aspect of my life through my relationship with Jesus Christ, and here I am running marathons.
Matthew 19:26 (NIV)
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
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Matthew 19:26 (NIV)
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
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Sunday, January 2, 2011
6.25.2010
I probaly should of started a blog long ago. I just never decided to take the time and the effort. I am sorry if this is incredibly boring for you. It's more for me. The joys of electronic media.
6.25.2010 Marks a date that is etched in my heart. It was a Friday, the last day of Sumer of Service a big youth conference that my church puts on. SOS for short. I was beyond excited for Friday, because we always have baptisms. I baptized seven people on 6.25.2010. It was incredible to be a part of their descions to go public with their Faith. However, the day had even more significane. I heard from God for the first time in my life. Other people heard from God for me. I knew God was calling me, although I could not decifcer just what. I had put so much into the life of my girls during SOS, I had not even been thinking about what God had planned for me. I was radically blessed during that June day.
A simple song lyric from that night sticks in mind:
"And if Our is for us, then who could ever stop us, and if Our is with us then what can stand against"
Later, during the summer. I made a trip to Northern Ireland with my church. I learned there were people 5,000 miles away who had the exact same Faith I did. God was calling me to missions, long term I thought.
Through people I knew, I found out about internships with Back2Back. And you did not have to be 18, which is usually a requirement for things of that nature. I felt called to apply. Over much prayer, i interviewed. I found out I need to go on a short term mission trip before I could be an intern in Monterrey. I was accepted for the internship after much prayer, tears, confusion, and really trusting God. Of course, God wants us to trust Him, and not get to do things are way.
However, I may go back in detail but I'm going to Monterrey Febuary 11,2011, and back in June for a month. I'm also running a Half Marathon along the way. Here is to trusting God with my future, body, money, and more.
AllthingsNew.
6.25.2010 Marks a date that is etched in my heart. It was a Friday, the last day of Sumer of Service a big youth conference that my church puts on. SOS for short. I was beyond excited for Friday, because we always have baptisms. I baptized seven people on 6.25.2010. It was incredible to be a part of their descions to go public with their Faith. However, the day had even more significane. I heard from God for the first time in my life. Other people heard from God for me. I knew God was calling me, although I could not decifcer just what. I had put so much into the life of my girls during SOS, I had not even been thinking about what God had planned for me. I was radically blessed during that June day.
A simple song lyric from that night sticks in mind:
"And if Our is for us, then who could ever stop us, and if Our is with us then what can stand against"
Later, during the summer. I made a trip to Northern Ireland with my church. I learned there were people 5,000 miles away who had the exact same Faith I did. God was calling me to missions, long term I thought.
Through people I knew, I found out about internships with Back2Back. And you did not have to be 18, which is usually a requirement for things of that nature. I felt called to apply. Over much prayer, i interviewed. I found out I need to go on a short term mission trip before I could be an intern in Monterrey. I was accepted for the internship after much prayer, tears, confusion, and really trusting God. Of course, God wants us to trust Him, and not get to do things are way.
However, I may go back in detail but I'm going to Monterrey Febuary 11,2011, and back in June for a month. I'm also running a Half Marathon along the way. Here is to trusting God with my future, body, money, and more.
AllthingsNew.
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